win·some

Pronunciation: \ˈwin(t)-səm\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English winsum, from Old English wynsum, from wynn joy; akin to Old High German wunna joy, Latin venus desire — more at win

Date: before 12th century

1 : generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
2 : cheerful, lighthearted

— win·some·ly adverb

— win·some·ness noun

win·some (wnsm)

adj.

Charming, often in a childlike or naive way.

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Word History: Winsome people easily win friends, so it is not surprising that winsome and win have a common root. Their shared element win- comes from the Indo-European root *wen-, meaning "to desire, strive for," and has a number of descendants in the Germanic languages. One was the prehistoric Germanic noun *wini- meaning "friend" (literally, "one who desires or loves" someone else), which became wine in Old English and is preserved in such names as Winfred, "friend of peace," and Edwin, "friend of (family) possessions." A different form of the root with a different suffix became Old English wynn, "pleasure, joy," preserved in winsome. Finally, the verb win itself is from this root; its meaning is an extension of the sense "to strive for," namely, "to strive for with success, be victorious." Outside of the Germanic branch of Indo-European, we see the root, for example, in Latin venus or Venus "love, the goddess of love," and the verb venerre, "to worship," the source of English venerate.

it's only just begun....

+IT'S OFF TO A GREAT START.

(more pics to come.)

special thanks to samantha+patrick pleet+the van leeuwen brothers+ben for hosting such fun.

ciao 2009.

hola 2010!
Feliz Año Nuevo!!!!

it's gonna be muuuy bueno..
(+i'm gonna have that-as seen above-jumpsuit soon!!)
xL

full glass of gratitude.

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1. sweet 70's super snaps toy polaroid from jacqueline.

2. fantastic feathers from cedez

3. a belated but completely+totally radical engraved lighter holder from lady dimilia

4. pretty prism from cedez

5. darling vintage guide from turner

6. santa knows i love colorful kitchen tools that i like to look at+mi senor gets to use. thanks ma or bro!

7. PICTIONARY!!! i asked for this cause i have visions of phenomenal pictionary parties in the new year...my brother+sister in law gave it to xabi-i think that was confusing for him but great for me!

8. three new friendship bracelets: gold chain from cedez, shell+bead from santa/mumsa, + Forever friends L+T from turnstyle

9. lovely long beaded earrings from suze Q+ native american giving thanks book from mercedez

10. +lastly, the money shot.... the canon G!! with fancypants flash from mumsa..AND the completely amazing teensy weensy harinezumi digi video camera that mimics super 8!!!

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11. hilarious+awesome spanish teaching machine packets from mercedez-with great graphics+picture within the picture cover art.

12. a GIANT nest of feathers from mi senor!

though it's the same address, it always feels different.

merry pranksters.

these here fotos the last off the lumix from christmas morning..+some clear examples of why it was necessary to upgrade.

talk to me about how my little nephew man is soooo cute!! not sure if i've divulged that mr. lucas fanukas has major musical leanings-his favorite song, at 15 and a half months, is empire state of mind!! +happily he, unlike a couple members of our family, has an inate sense of rhythm. so when i found this delightful drum, i knew it'd be perfect. +he knew how to use the drumsticks without demonstration..so best.

other presents i gave that i was excited about gifting to the fam:


a year in the life of lucas fanukas..a big hit with everyone!





a tiny awesome native inspired acne sweatshirt..(i bought it for $40 but for some reason on this website it says it costs $599--not true)

monogrammed tote bags in cascading sizes- extralarge for "DAD"+"NONNA", large with long handles for "MOM", and small for "LUCAS"....

one last amuse bouche.

one last dream item for the 2009 wishlist.. this RODARTE sweatshirt is what i would/should like to be breaking throughout this new year...

aiming for aime in O 10.

y mas rodarte schmarte...i say more because i did end up finding a couple of leftover gems from the rodarte go collection...specifically 2 of the navy lace scoopneck t shirts-1 in M, 1 in L..to layer fantastic! as well as the leopard dress, which needs to be taken in, as the last size was a 9+doesn't really fit properly..but it's got major potential!

i've found somebody better than you.

dear lovely lumix,
i'm afraid we've grown apart and i'm going to take this opportunity to thank you for all you've given me. i can't even count all the ways you've helped me grow+taught me to share. but sometimes you don't realize what your missing until you find something new...
so while you've been so good to me, i'm afraid we're just going in different directions+i just don't think we work well together anymore. i'm sorry, this may seem like it came out of left field but i had to come clean-i've been thinking about someone else. i thank you for all the fond memories+i will always have a place on my shelf for you.
besitos,
louise

dear canon G11,
i love you. i can't wait to share our lives together. i know we've just met but i think we've really got somethin here. i can't deny it. we have a lot of learn from each other+i don't expect it to be easy at first-enmeshing our lives as it were, but i have deep faith that we will soon get on the same page. i look forward to sharing my future with you.
with the utmost admiration of your sunflare capabilities,
xlouise

bottom foto by xabi--check out the star flares in the sunglasses-so best.

+thank you thank you thank you mumsa for my new baby!!

dilly dally with a christmas ditty..

spending the day finishing up my present wrapping+card making before bopping out to jersey to hang with the folks.

merry time to all you dear readers!

besos,
xlouise

p.s. see here for to see CANADA's feliz navidad short.

packed it in with a yellow caterpillar+an emerald crinoline**

my jauntsetter write up went up today--see here if you'd like to read some of my ramblings about funtimes on the road.
thanks to the dashing dorothy!!! it was a really fun interview+a super fun fotoshoot...

**one of my favorite questions was edited out...so here it is:

what's one unusual item you've brought back from a trip?
From my most recent trip? A Dead caterpillar, a crazy green crinoline (that I almost had to wear on the plane cause I couldn’t fit it in my bag, a hippy pouch of crystals, merlot colored suede fringe chaps+a wild turkey feather.

EDIT: big sur reportage is up on the jauntsetter blog.